PAIR OF WEMBLEY WARE LUSTRE GLAZE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG ASHTRAYS

A PAIR OF AUSTRALIAN WEMBLEY WARE CERAMIC ASHTRAYS, EACH MODELLED WITH A RECUMBENT GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG FIGURE FINISHED IN A REFLECTIVE GOLD LUSTRE GLAZE. THE TRAY SURFACES FEATURE AN IRIDESCENT LUSTRE FINISH, ONE IN A PINK-PEACH TONE AND THE OTHER IN A PALE GREEN TONE. EACH TRAY HAS A SHAPED RIM WITH CIGARETTE RESTS MOULDED INTO THE EDGE. THE PIECES STAND ON SMALL MOULDED FEET.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: WEMBLEY WARE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
* MARK TYPE: PRINTED BACKSTAMP WITH CROWN DEVICE, READING 'WEMBLEY' AND 'QUALITY WARE'
* BOTH PIECES CARRY THE SAME BACKSTAMP

DESCRIPTION:
* FORM: SHAPED ASHTRAY WITH RECUMBENT GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG FIGURE
* GLAZE: IRIDESCENT LUSTRE TO TRAY SURFACES, GOLD METALLIC LUSTRE TO DOG FIGURES
* COLOURWAYS: ONE PINK-PEACH LUSTRE, ONE PALE GREEN LUSTRE
* FEET: SMALL MOULDED CERAMIC FEET TO UNDERSIDE

CONDITION:
BOTH PIECES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE LUSTRE GLAZE REMAINS BRIGHT AND LARGELY INTACT ACROSS BOTH TRAYS AND DOG FIGURES. MINOR WEAR IS PRESENT TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PINK-TONED EXAMPLE. SOME TONAL VARIATION AND DARKER AREAS ARE VISIBLE ON THE GOLD LUSTRE OF THE DOG FIGURES, PARTICULARLY TO THE REAR. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS ARE OBSERVED TO THE RIMS, DOG FIGURES OR TRAY SURFACES.

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); 1940S-1960S; Australian; Wembley Ware; Both Pieces Carry A Printed Backstamp Reading 'Wembley' With A Crown Device And 'Quality Ware' Beneath, In Gold/Brown Ink; Glazed Earthenware; Both Pieces Retain Bright Lustre Glaze To The Dog Figures And Iridescent Glaze To The Tray Surfaces. Minor Wear And Surface Marks To The Underside Of The Pink-Toned Example. No Chips Or Cracks Observed To Rims Or Figures. The Gold Lustre On The Dogs Shows Minor Tonal Variation And Some

Condition: Good

779177+49

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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